- DDT shows through June 23 have also been canceled.
NJPW has canceled its Best of Super Junior tournament scheduled from May 12 through June 6.
The Revolt are on the latest Talk is Jericho podcast. F4WOnline has highlights:
- They're certainly not wrong about Vince not prioritizing classic tag team wrestling.
- The Revolt did temporarily get some more opportunities after the release talk.
- Not going to lie those designs are hilarious and they should have used them unironically as a babyface team.
C.M. Punk will be on WWE Backstage next week.
John Cena, Triple H, and Charlotte Flair were part of a health professionals charity project. Cool to see.
The Undertaker, Bray Wyatt, and Bayley will be on "The Bump" before Money in the Bank. Cool to see Undertaker branch out more.
Kevin Nash will be on "The Bump" next Wednesday.
Joe Hendry is launching a YouTube series Monday. That's a popular move in 2020.
XPW performer Supreme has passed away at the age of 49 from a heart attack. SoCalUncensored covered his career.
- His family has set up a GoFundMe.
Expo Lucha has been postponed to June 12 and June 13, 2021. Dragon Lee vs. Laredo Kid is booked for the first night, and other talents booked include Dr. Wagner, Jr., Super Crazy, Juventud Guerrera, Mascarita Dorada, and Octagon.
MLW has signed an international distribution agreement with Fight Globe. That agency will now represent them in negotiations in markets outside the U.S. That could really raise MLW's profile!
Charlotte Flair spoke to Sports Illustrated before NXT. She has a great mind for the business.
Drew McIntyre spoke to Chris Hemsworth to promote Hemsworth's Netflix movie. Not sure how that came about but cool.
Cain Velasquez is expected to continue wrestling following his WWE release. I'm curious how he'll fit into the wrestling world and where going forward.
Highspots.com is having a virtual wrestling auction.
"Dark Side of the Ring" drew 246,000 viewers for its Herb Abrams episode, similar to last week's episode.
FS1's WWE specials Tuesday drew:
- 157,000 for Ric Flair's Best WWE Matches
- 213,000 for Edge's Best WrestleMania Matches
- 255,000 for Brock Lesnar's Most Dominant Matches
- 198,000 for Roman Reigns' Best WrestleMania Matches
Dynamite was held near a COVID-19 testing facility, so everyone was able to be checked before the show. That's very fortunate.
- AEW staff were in the same hotel as UFC's as the latter ran UFC 249.
Smackdown's "hacker" interrupted WWE Backstage.
Tony Khan is on AEW's latest Unrestricted podcast.
Zack Ryder (Matt Cardona) spoke to Chris Van Vliet about leaving WWE and more.
Jon Moxley spoke to Stephanie Chase about AEW, NJPW, and more.
ROH's weekly TV show is now airing on Fight Network UK. They're currently in the middle of a long run of "Best Of" episodes, which might actually be for the best for a new audience.
Double or Nothing has added:
- Jon Moxley vs. Brodie Lee for the AEW Championship
- Casino Ladder Match for an AEW Championship match
- MJF vs. Jungle Boy
Wrestle Dynasty has been postponed until 2021. No official date has been given. That was almost certainly the best move.
Dynamite has announced:
- Brodie Lee vs. Christopher Daniels
- Britt Baker vs. Penelope Ford vs. Kris Statlander vs. Hikaru Shida
- Chris Jericho vs. Pineapple Pete
- Best Friends vs. Jurassic Express
- MJF in action
FS1 next week will feature WrestleMania III related content in the form of "WrestleMania Rewind" from WWE Network and "WrestleMania Recall," a three-hour special on the event.
NXT has announced:
- Matt Riddle and Timothy Thatcher vs. Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel for the NXT Tag Team Championship
- Finn Balor vs. Cameron Grimes
For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. Presumably they're checked for foreign objects before they come through the curtain. No disqualifications doesn't mean you can bring your own weapons!
2. Perhaps because there were a lot more men employed.
3. Rusev absolutely was able to connect with fans beyond the amount of screen time he got, which bodes well for his next steps.
4. I didn't see Hogan's run at the top, so I can't comment on quality too much in that regard. Hogan wrestled matches that made sense for business at that time, as Cena did in his time.
5. It's better for WWE's 2020 business for Cena to be branded that way. Let's just say that. I think I'd give Hogan that honor of the two, since Babe Ruth's run was so long ago. I suppose Cena is more of a Jeter or A-Rod in that regard?
More wrestling tomorrow.
Drew McIntyre spoke to Chris Hemsworth to promote Hemsworth's Netflix movie. Not sure how that came about but cool.
Cain Velasquez is expected to continue wrestling following his WWE release. I'm curious how he'll fit into the wrestling world and where going forward.
Highspots.com is having a virtual wrestling auction.
"Dark Side of the Ring" drew 246,000 viewers for its Herb Abrams episode, similar to last week's episode.
FS1's WWE specials Tuesday drew:
- 157,000 for Ric Flair's Best WWE Matches
- 213,000 for Edge's Best WrestleMania Matches
- 255,000 for Brock Lesnar's Most Dominant Matches
- 198,000 for Roman Reigns' Best WrestleMania Matches
Dynamite was held near a COVID-19 testing facility, so everyone was able to be checked before the show. That's very fortunate.
- AEW staff were in the same hotel as UFC's as the latter ran UFC 249.
Smackdown's "hacker" interrupted WWE Backstage.
Tony Khan is on AEW's latest Unrestricted podcast.
Zack Ryder (Matt Cardona) spoke to Chris Van Vliet about leaving WWE and more.
Jon Moxley spoke to Stephanie Chase about AEW, NJPW, and more.
ROH's weekly TV show is now airing on Fight Network UK. They're currently in the middle of a long run of "Best Of" episodes, which might actually be for the best for a new audience.
Double or Nothing has added:
- Jon Moxley vs. Brodie Lee for the AEW Championship
- Casino Ladder Match for an AEW Championship match
- MJF vs. Jungle Boy
Wrestle Dynasty has been postponed until 2021. No official date has been given. That was almost certainly the best move.
Dynamite has announced:
- Brodie Lee vs. Christopher Daniels
- Britt Baker vs. Penelope Ford vs. Kris Statlander vs. Hikaru Shida
- Chris Jericho vs. Pineapple Pete
- Best Friends vs. Jurassic Express
- MJF in action
FS1 next week will feature WrestleMania III related content in the form of "WrestleMania Rewind" from WWE Network and "WrestleMania Recall," a three-hour special on the event.
NXT has announced:
- Matt Riddle and Timothy Thatcher vs. Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel for the NXT Tag Team Championship
- Finn Balor vs. Cameron Grimes
For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. Presumably they're checked for foreign objects before they come through the curtain. No disqualifications doesn't mean you can bring your own weapons!
2. Perhaps because there were a lot more men employed.
3. Rusev absolutely was able to connect with fans beyond the amount of screen time he got, which bodes well for his next steps.
4. I didn't see Hogan's run at the top, so I can't comment on quality too much in that regard. Hogan wrestled matches that made sense for business at that time, as Cena did in his time.
5. It's better for WWE's 2020 business for Cena to be branded that way. Let's just say that. I think I'd give Hogan that honor of the two, since Babe Ruth's run was so long ago. I suppose Cena is more of a Jeter or A-Rod in that regard?
More wrestling tomorrow.
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